Patents Examined by Linda L. Gray
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Patent number: 11200817Abstract: A label sheet assembly and method is disclosed for improving the process of feeding label sheets through a printer. The label sheet assembly may include a facestock layer and a liner sheet. The facestock layer may include an adhesive layer along at least a portion of a first side and include a label surface along at least a portion of the second side opposite the adhesive layer. The facestock layer may include at least one cut line that defines at least one label within the facestock layer while the remaining portions of the facestock layer may be a matrix portion. The matrix portion may include at least one discontinuous cut line spaced from the cut line that defines at least one label wherein the discontinuous cut line may create a zone of decreased bending stiffness along the label sheet assembly.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2020Date of Patent: December 14, 2021Assignee: CCL Label, Inc.Inventors: Stephen Li, Martin Utz
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Patent number: 11198282Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing a packaging sheet, the method being capable of not only greatly improve a heat insulation property of the packaging sheet, but also minimizing the volume of cells of the packaging sheet without opening the cells by partially cutting or needle-punching the cells, thereby facilitating storage and transportation of the packaging sheet.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2018Date of Patent: December 14, 2021Assignees: SEGYERO CO., LTD.Inventor: Ho Chil Kim
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Patent number: 11192316Abstract: A hierarchical sandwich core and a method of making it where a macroscopic honeycomb with a first macroscopic cell with first sandwich cell walls is connected to neighbouring macroscopic cells with neighbouring sandwich cell walls. The first and neighbouring sandwich cell walls are made of a sandwich material having a width, a mesoscopic core, and a first skin layer on a first major surface and a second skin layer on a second major surface of the sandwich material, both skin layers being attached to the mesoscopic core forming each sandwich cell wall of the macroscopic honeycomb. The first and the neighbouring cell walls have a height determined by the width of the sandwich material, both skin layers of the first sandwich cell wall being connected to both skin layers of at least one neighbouring cell wall along the height of the first cell wall.Type: GrantFiled: February 18, 2019Date of Patent: December 7, 2021Assignee: ECONCORE N.V.Inventor: Jochen Pflug
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Patent number: 11186075Abstract: A method for attaching a fingerprint module which includes providing an adhesive tape which includes a base film, a protective film which is oppositely arranged to the base film, and a number of adhesive layers positioned between the base film and the protective film and are arranged at intervals, and each of the base film and the protective film is an integral piece of film which is continuous in an entire layer. The method further includes partially peeling off the protective film to expose a first adhesive surface of one of the plurality of adhesive layers; attaching the fingerprint module to the exposed first adhesive surface of the adhesive layer; and peeling off the attached fingerprint module and adhesive layer together from the base film to expose a second adhesive surface of the adhesive layer.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2019Date of Patent: November 30, 2021Assignees: CHENGDU BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.Inventor: Kunlong Zheng
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Patent number: 11186062Abstract: A laminated product includes an extruded film of microperforated plastic material with a vacuum perforation process having protuberances extending in a same direction from a same face of the film, with first holes having an average diameter between 100 microns and 300 microns, produced at the vertices of the protuberances, and—a layer of nonwoven fabric mechanically joined by lamination to the film on the opposite face to that on which the protuberances extend, the laminated product being perforated with second through holes having an average diameter between 300 microns and 700 microns.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2019Date of Patent: November 30, 2021Assignee: PANTEX INTERNATIONAL S.P.A.Inventors: Pietro Angeli, Antonio Caira, Gianluigi Fornoni, Carmine Di Benedetto
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Patent number: 11166859Abstract: Disclosed is a method of manufacturing a wearable article assembled by a front belt, a back belt, and a central chassis, the central chassis having a front waist region and a back waist region separated from each other by a crotch region, wherein at least one of the front belt and the back belt is formed by an elastic belt, the method may comprise making the elastic belt and joining to the central chassis by the steps of: 1) advancing a first layer of continuous sheet having a first surface and an opposing second surface in a machine direction and defining a width in a cross machine direction; 2) advancing a second layer of continuous sheet having a first surface and an opposing second surface in the machine direction and having a smaller width than the first layer of continuous sheet; 3) advancing a first group of elastic bodies in the machine direction in a stretched state; 4) joining the first group of elastic bodies between the first surface of the first layer and the first surface of the second layer ofType: GrantFiled: May 23, 2019Date of Patent: November 9, 2021Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Kazuaki Tameishi, DonSub Lee, Fumitake Yamashita, Ying Jia
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Patent number: 11161269Abstract: A method for producing a wood sheet that is between 0.6 and 0.8 mm thick, includes covering both surfaces with a matte crystal clear polyester film that is between 70 and 80 micrometres thick joined by thermopressing to the wood sheet. The wood sheet is sanded between the method steps to a thickness ranging from 0.6 to 0.8 mm, a matte polyester film with a thickness ranging from 70 to 80 micrometres is applied, they are then thermopressed at a controlled temperature and speed, and the wood sheet covered with the plastic material film is cold-pressed. The present invention also relates to a translucent wood sheet which allows illumination lamps having unique configurations to be produced.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2018Date of Patent: November 2, 2021Assignee: LUZIFER LAMPS, S.L.Inventor: Maria Victoria Calvo Lopez
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Patent number: 11149452Abstract: A paperboard or fiberboard sheet is provided with at least one preapplied adhesive strip used to connect together and an adjacently positioned surface protector to form a dust-proof and/or liquid-proof seal between the two surface protectors.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2018Date of Patent: October 19, 2021Assignee: GARLAND INDUSTRIES, INC.Inventor: Melissa Rus
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Patent number: 11148901Abstract: An apparatus and method for applying discrete segments to a continuous web includes feeding a first continuous web to a roller, the first continuous web comprising one or more layers, feeding a second continuous web to a vacuum anvil, cutting the first continuous web into a plurality of discrete segments via interaction of the roller with at least one cutting element selectively positionable adjacent the roller, transferring each of the plurality of discrete segments from the roller onto the second continuous web at a first location and via a vacuum pressure from the vacuum anvil, and bonding each of the plurality of discrete segments to the second continuous web at a second location downstream from the first location in a machine direction, each of the plurality of discrete segments bonded to the second continuous web via interaction of the vacuum anvil with a bonding device positioned at the second location.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2019Date of Patent: October 19, 2021Assignee: Curt G. Joa, Inc.Inventors: Jeffrey W. Fritz, David E. Schuette, Justin M. Lafferty, Joram L. McClurg, Todd A. Humphrey
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Patent number: 11144142Abstract: A flexible touch screen, a manufacturing method thereof and a display device are provided. The manufacturing method includes: attaching a first protecting layer to a surface of a flexible substrate; attaching a surface of the flexible substrate away from the first protecting layer to a base substrate; removing the first protecting layer; forming a touch electrode layer on a side of the flexible substrate away from the base substrate; attaching a second protecting layer to the surface of the touch electrode layer; separating the flexible substrate from the base substrate; and removing the second protecting layer.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2019Date of Patent: October 12, 2021Assignees: Hefei Xinsheng Optoelectronics Technology Group Co., Ltd., BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.Inventors: Ting Zeng, Yuan Li, Qicheng Chen, Yangjie Li, Liuyue Yin, Binghong Wang
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Patent number: 11135826Abstract: A method of making a pad of labels comprises: printing display information on a top surface of a substrate; affixing a first layer of lamination material to a bottom surface of the substrate; affixing a second layer of lamination material to the top surface of the substrate, the second layer of lamination material having a release coating applied to a top surface thereof; applying an adhesive strip to a bottom surface of the first layer of lamination material, the adhesive strip being covered by a liner material; cutting the substrate having first and second layers of lamination material affixed into at least one label; removing the liner material to expose the adhesive strip after cutting the substrate into at least one label; and arranging the labels into a pad of labels.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2020Date of Patent: October 5, 2021Assignee: ELECTRONIC IMAGING SERVICES, INC.Inventors: Paul Browning, Gene Bethards, Scott Aten, Brian LeFevre, Patrick Cross
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Patent number: 11137367Abstract: An electrolyte conductor (1) has a nonwoven fabric (2), onto which a plastic film (3) is laminated. A process is provided for the manufacture of the electrolyte conductor (1). An electrochemical gas sensor (10) is provided with such an electrolyte conductor (1). A gas-measuring device is provided with such a gas sensor (10).Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 2016Date of Patent: October 5, 2021Assignee: Dräger Safety AG & Co. KGaAInventors: Joachim Gehrt, Susanne Schaefer
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Patent number: 11124011Abstract: A method for producing a security element, wherein a base film is provided, which has a first carrier film and a single- or multilayered decorative ply, wherein a first adhesive layer is applied to a second carrier film and a second adhesive layer is applied to the surface of the first carrier film facing away from the decorative ply or wherein the second adhesive layer is applied to the surface of the first carrier film facing away from the decorative ply and the first adhesive layer is applied to the second adhesive layer, and wherein the second carrier film is applied to the first carrier film such that the first adhesive layer and the second adhesive layer are arranged between the first carrier film and the second carrier film.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2016Date of Patent: September 21, 2021Assignee: OVD KINEGRAM AGInventors: Anja Cathomen, Marjorie Annabelle Neel
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Patent number: 11109642Abstract: A method of making a midsole for an article of footwear includes forming a plurality of foam layers, arranging the plurality of foam layers in a mold to form the midsole, piercing the plurality of foam layers with pins, and introducing heat with the pins to bond the plurality of layers together.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2018Date of Patent: September 7, 2021Assignee: Reebok International LimitedInventors: Matthew Montross, Jeff Acheson, Dan Buonomo
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Patent number: 11103937Abstract: Machining apparatus for machining a chilled workpiece include a support surface that supports the chilled workpiece during machining by a machining tool of the machining apparatus, and further include a cooling system operatively coupled to the support surface. The cooling system prevents a machining temperature of an adhesive coupled to the chilled workpiece from rising beyond a predetermined threshold temperature during machining of the chilled workpiece, such that the cooling system prevents curing of the adhesive during machining of the chilled workpiece. The cooling system includes a cooling fluid that radiantly cools the chilled workpiece via the support surface while the chilled workpiece is supported by the support surface, such that the cooling system maintains the machining temperature of the adhesive (and of the chilled workpiece) below an ambient temperature. Related methods include machining the chilled workpiece using such machining apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2019Date of Patent: August 31, 2021Assignee: The Boeing CompanyInventor: Clifford D. Borowicz
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Patent number: 11104541Abstract: An equipment is disclosed for attaching an optical fiber to a reel, the equipment including a tape supply station configured to cut and supply pieces of tape, an attachment device having a frame with a collector for collecting a piece of tape from the tape supply station for attaching the optical fiber to the reel, an actuator for moving the attachment device and for pressing the collector, having the piece of tape, against the optical fiber and the reel in order to attach the optical fiber to the reel, and a cutter for cutting the optical fiber. Such an equipment can be advantageous as manual labour can be excluded from the process of attaching an optical fiber to a reel.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2019Date of Patent: August 31, 2021Assignee: ROSENDAHL NEXTROM GMBHInventors: Matti Innilä, Jukka Mönkkönen, Touko Liikonen
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Patent number: 11096841Abstract: A woodpulp-free urine pad includes from top to bottom a top sheet, a perforated film layer, a core layer and a bottom layer, wherein the perforated film layer is made by perforating the surface of the waterproof material, the core layer comprises an upper adhesive layer, a lower adhesive layer and a water accepting layer which is mad of SAP polymeric particle between the upper and lower adhesive layers. The utility model has a strong ability to prevent liquid infiltration, and it removes away the wood pulp in the core layer to save a large amount of wood and to protect the environment.Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2018Date of Patent: August 24, 2021Assignee: WUHU LEISURELY NURSING SUPPLIES POLYTRON TECHNOLOGIES INCInventor: Gang Cheng
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Patent number: 11091282Abstract: An apparatus for sealing or tying products, comprising a housing with at least a first tape dispenser and a star wheel, a slot defined by or through the housing, wherein the star wheel extends at least partly in said slot, wherein the star wheel comprises a series of first cells and a series of second cells, the first and second cells being intermittently disposed in the star wheel, each cell being open to a periphery of the star wheel and two opposite sides thereof, wherein an urging device is provided having at least one edge portion for urging at least one product to be tied into one of the cells, especially a first cell.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2018Date of Patent: August 17, 2021Assignee: DuoSeal Automatics B.V.Inventor: Guido Maurinus Adriana Maria Aarts
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Patent number: 11077651Abstract: The present invention discloses a method and process to laminate packaging substrates using an adhesive tape. The tape has a first heat activated adhesive which is activatable at a first temperature and a second heat activated adhesive which is activatable at a second temperature and both of which are alternatively coated on at least one surface of the tape. The method consists of laminating this aforementioned tape to a packaging substrate by following the process of: placing this tape in or on a laminating machine over the packaging substrate, heating the tape at least to the second temperature while making contact with the packaging substrate, cooling the packaging laminate until the second heat activated adhesive is set and cutting a predetermined portion of the packaging laminate before a second adhesive occurs between the tape and the packaging laminate.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2019Date of Patent: August 3, 2021Inventor: Martin Robitaille
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Patent number: 11065858Abstract: An apparatus and method for bonding sheet metal parts to a laminated core in which sheet metal parts are punched from an electrical steel strip, the punched sheet metal parts are stacked and bonded at least integrally to form a plurality of laminated cores, and in order to facilitate the separation of the integrally bonded sheet metal parts into laminated cores, a separating agent is provided at least between two stacked sheet metal parts in that with the punching stage for punching the sheet metal part, the separating agent is both punched from a separating agent support and provided to the sheet metal part. In order to embody the application of a geometrically accurate separating agent in a reproducible and simple way, it is proposed that the separating agent be punched from the sheet-like separating agent support that is supplied below the electrical steel strip.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2017Date of Patent: July 20, 2021Assignee: voestalpine Automotive Components Dettingen GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Heinrich Bursy, Jochen Kauffmann